Li Guinian stayed in Chang'an and talked about the former prime ministers Chen Xilie, Wang Wei and Du Fu, who had defected to the enemy. Chen Xilie surrendered on his own initiative and did something for the rebels, while Wang Wei and Du Fu were very helpless, especially Wang Wei, who was famous and was detained by An Lushan, Du Fu successfully escaped, leaving only a poem on the wall of the prison, entitled "Spring Hope".

Xie Aman fled before the city was broken and talked about the recent situation of the old people in Liyuan. Aunt Gongsun went to the south of the Yangtze River and accepted apprentices to teach sword dance; Niannu and Xu Hezi both died on the way to escape, and the tactful Yingying song became a swan song; The rest of the children were scattered between the ends of the earth, either alive or dead.

"You ...... Do you remember Li Taibai? Li Longji suddenly asked.

Li Guinian said: "He was burdened by the rebellion of King Yong, and now he doesn't know what to do. ”

Seeing that Li Longji was a little stunned, Xiao Jiangyuan walked up to Xie Aman and whispered.

Xie Aman's eyes lit up, and he immediately got up and spun into the hall like a butterfly.

As soon as they saw Xie Aman's momentum, Li Longji and Li Guinian glanced at each other, and immediately beat the drum and stroked the qin, playing a light piece of music.

Xie Aman is the best at Lingbo dance in his life. After a dance, Li Longji and Li Guinian couldn't help but burst into tears, but she said dissatisfiedly: "It seems that Aman is really old, and his waist is not as soft as before. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Xie Aman couldn't help biting his tongue and looked at Xiao Jiangyuan in a panic and apologetically.

Li Longji only glanced at Xie Aman's golden armband fixedly, without too much melancholy and sadness.

As the sun set, Li Guinian and Xie Aman were already drunk in the hall, while Xiao Jiangyuan and Li Longji stood side by side by the railing of the Calyx Xianghui Building, quietly overlooking the sunset.

Chang'an has been baptized by war and has become a little dilapidated and gloomy, but the hurried people in the meantime show that the life of this century-old city is still going on and full of vitality.

Xingqing Palace is adjacent to the East Market and four squares, and there are always people who can pass outside Xingqing Palace. Suddenly, someone raised his head and saw two people standing upstairs in Calyx Xianghui.

"It's the Emperor! Look! ”

"The grass people knock on the emperor!"

"Long live the Emperor, long live, long live!"

"The emperor has been tough lately?"

"What is the Emperor going to eat at night?"

"It's windy upstairs, and the emperor remembers to add clothes!"

Seeing that some people were stationed outside the Xingqing Palace, they all saluted and greeted him, Li Longji was stunned. After a long while, he slowly raised the corners of his lips and beckoned: "It's not early, let's go home quickly." ”

Since then, Li Longji will always set up a few tables of melon, fruit and tea outside the gate of Xingqing Palace, and when he sees people passing by, he will take the initiative to talk, like an ordinary old man. After coming and going, many people knew that they could see the Emperor Taishang here, and more and more people passed by.

Li Longji doesn't talk about government politics, but he can't avoid people's livelihood. In the mouths of the people, big and small are the people's livelihood, he can only listen, but he can no longer do anything.

The people were very calm about this, they knew that it was the emperor who was in charge now, so they just chatted casually, and they didn't want to trouble Li Longji.

Chen Xuanli has always insisted on guarding the palace gate in person, and no matter how Li Longji invites him, he refuses to enter the palace and go upstairs, but he can't hide from it. Li Longji was close in front of him, Chen Xuanli couldn't stop listening to the announcement, and gradually let go of his courage, and dared to sit next to Li Longji and fight with the people.

Li Longji just wanted to pick up the wine jug and pour himself a glass, when a slender hand appeared in front of him and snatched the wine jug away.

"General Chen, I ask you to look at the emperor, don't let him drink, it's better for you to drink first?"

Although Xiao Jiangyuan's tone was light, Chen Xuanli was stunned when he heard it, and immediately stood up: "It was stolen by the emperor himself, Xiao Kaifu ......"

"Huh?" Xiao Jiangyuan and Li Longji turned their heads to look at Chen Xuanli at the same time.

Chen Xuanli coughed lightly twice, but still chose to stand on Xiao Jiangyuan's side: "General Xiao only said that I would supervise, and the emperor was not allowed to drink, and he didn't say that he would not let me drink......"

"General Chen is right...... Xiao Jiangyuan nodded, turned to Li Longji again, and stretched out his other hand.

Li Longji pretended to be stupid at first, but seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan refused to stop, his eyes kept glancing at the table, so he had to pick up the wine glass that was still empty on the table and put it into Xiao Jiangyuan's palm.

The people around laughed out loud, but Li Longji was not ashamed or annoyed, he only shook his head helplessly and smiled: "Look at it, once she lost power, even she dared to bully me." ”

An old woman said: "General Xiao is worried about the emperor's body, the emperor can't wronged her." ”

The old woman's husband then said: "It is exactly, my wife is often like this, although it is a little annoying, but thanks to her thoughts, the little old man is alive and healthy to this day." ”

The people laughed again at the old couple.

Hearing the word "lady", Xiao Jiangyuan and Li Longji were stunned. Xiao Jiangyuan held the wine jug in one hand and the wine glass in the other, saluted the people slightly, turned around and left, and said nothing. Li Longji looked at Xiao Jiangyuan's demeanor and figure, and he didn't retract his gaze for a long time until Xiao Jiangyuan entered the palace.

Since Li Longji lived in Xingqing Palace, Li Fuguo sent people to keep an eye on it, and from time to time conveyed the recent situation of Xingqing Palace to the new emperor.

In fact, the new emperor did not give such an order to Li Fuguo, but when Li Fuguo talked about Xingqing Palace, he never let Li Fuguo stop.

At first, when he heard that in such a bleak situation in Xingqing Palace, Li Longji did not send anyone to request, but reorganized the old rivers and mountains by himself, although the new emperor was a little disappointed, but at the same time he was relieved.

He once thought that their father and son would continue to work separately like this in the future, without any more fighting, and only play the role of father and son when needed, which may be the best result. Even if he is the emperor and has great power, so what? Filial piety, which is almost strict, is a mountain that weighs on everyone's heads, and his father can trap his hands and feet just by virtue of his name, so that no matter how much resentment and dissatisfaction he has in his heart, there is nothing he can do about it after all.

He wouldn't be forgiving enough to forgive such a father, but there was no need to be too extreme. He has firmly held the power in his own hands, and excluded his father from the power, the son of heaven who has been in power for nearly fifty years, but now he can only live in the small Xingqing Palace to make musical instruments, which is better than death for his father, right?

But he never expected that even in that desperate situation, his father had not completely given up his control of power, and he had found a way to break the situation.

“…… At first, only the people would go to Xingqing Palace to visit the emperor, and the emperor would hold a feast outside Xingqing Palace to have fun with the people. But in these months, not only some old ministers in the court will frequently visit Xingqing Palace, but those officials who enter Beijing from Jiannan Road will also go to Xingqing Palace to pay a visit before entering Daming Palace, and the most suspicious thing is that the generals of the forbidden army will also go. ”

"It's just the old people reminiscing, how lonely the emperor is in Xingqing Palace, I have no time to accompany me is already unfilial, do you want to stop the emperor from having some fun by himself?"

Hearing that although the new emperor's tone was light, his voice was deep, Li Fuguo continued: "The common people, the ministers, the generals, and the Taoist priests under Princess Yuzhen who think they have seen through the heavens, plus an emperor who has accumulated power for a long time, what does it mean, the saint won't not know, right?" Even if the emperor does not have the intention of harming the saint, he has no intention of buying people's hearts and waiting for an opportunity to restore, and it is difficult to protect the people around the emperor. The war has not subsided, the eastern capital has been gained and lost, the court can't withstand the chaos, and the saint has to guard against it. ”

The new emperor was silent for a long time, and suddenly said, "You say...... Obviously, he caused trouble and abandoned Chang'an, why do some people still love him so much? Do you remember the day he first returned to Chang'an, when the people were saying, 'Long live the Emperor', but no one mentioned me. If it is forced by the status of the emperor, they can also choose to close their doors and not come to greet each other, but the two sides of Suzaku Street are full of people, and the alleys leading to Suzaku Street are even more blocked. I heard that on the day of the recovery of Chang'an, the crown prince and Guo Ziyi, who were still the king of Guangping, entered the city, and when I returned to Beijing, I didn't want to disturb the people, and I didn't notice the date in advance, so I really returned to Daming Palace peacefully......"

"Could it be that I am bent on retaking Chang'an, and it is just a matter of course for them? The Tang Dynasty has been founded for more than 100 years and has been peaceful for decades, so they think that it is a matter of time before the official army defeats the rebels, let alone the recovery of Liangjing, and I will recover Chang'an after a year and three months, is it too slow and too late? Yes, how can today's virtue be compared with Kaiyuan? No matter what I do or do, I can't compare. ”

Li Fuguo didn't have the patience to listen to the new emperor's long sighs, and said directly: "If the sage can trust the slave maid, then leave this matter to the slave and maid." ”

“…… What do you want to do? ”

"Rest assured, saint." Li Fuguo held his head high and smiled slightly, "The slave will never hinder the prestige of the saint, but just make the guilty pay the corresponding price." ”

In the first year of Shangyuan, on July 19, Xingqing Palace suddenly received an edict from the new emperor, inviting Li Longji and others to Taiji Palace for a banquet and play.